📜 About & history
The site was originally the Buddhist 'Haihui Nunnery', converted in 1906 (Guangxu 32) into a Muslim national primary school. Following a doctrinal split, in 1926 (Republic year 15) congregants who had left the Sajinqiao North Mosque pooled 2,000 silver dollars to buy the land and rebuild it as a mosque. General Ma Hongkui, then passing through Shaanxi, inscribed the four-character plaque 'Qingzhen Xisi' (Pure and True West Mosque). It follows the Ikhwan ('New Teaching') tradition, distinct from the older Gedimu mosques nearby.
🕌 Prayer & visiting
Active Ikhwan congregational mosque; daily prayers and Friday Jumu'ah.
📍 Address
🇨🇳 Inside China use Baidu or Amap; Google Maps needs a VPN.
🚇 How to reach the mosque
- Line 1 Sajinqiao （洒金桥）
- Line 2 Bell Tower （钟楼）
Buses to the Sajinqiao / Lianhu Road area; the mosque is at the northwest corner of the Sajinqiao crossroads.
Within the Muslim Quarter at the Sajinqiao crossroads — walkable inside the 回坊, near the Ancient/North Mosque.
From the Bell Tower walk northwest through the quarter to the Sajinqiao crossroads (about 15–20 minutes), or take Metro Line 1 to Sajinqiao station.
The Ikhwan counterpart to the older North Mosque; bears Ma Hongkui's plaque. 请带我去洒金桥清真西寺